Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-17
THE INAUGURAL BALL.

Ample Preparations Made by the Exc
cutive Committee.
The inaugural ball given in compliment
to the Governor, State officers and men,
bers of the Legislature. will be held this
evening in the Capitol building. The Exc
cutive Committee have exerted themselves
in preparing for this quadrennial event
As it will be the ball of the season, society
has been on the q,ti tire for months past
and from reports received the costumes TO
be worn will surpass, in point of elegance
and taste, those usually seen on like &C.
casions. The Senate and Assembly Cham
bers, and connecting halls, have been neatly
canvassed and present snowy appearance,
which blends nicely with the evergreen
festooning used for decorating the walls
and gallery front.
Ample preparations have been made for
supper, and it is the intention of the COM
mittee to have no intermission, but serve
supper from IL o'clock continuously
through the festivities. The tables will be
set in the lower halls, and the entrance
thereto will be down the staircase from the
Assembly Chamber. The exit will be up
the Senate Chamber staircase. In serving
supper the committee have provided against
having the usual rush and crowding Incl
dent to large assemblageS of like character,
and, to insure its success, have determined
not to admit any more to the supper room
than can be comfortably seated, and then
to reset the tables for those to come after.
wards. There will be no difference in the
tables, as they have provided to have those
following fully equal, if not better, than the
first.
The admission tickets cover every ex-
pense after entering the building, and the
guests are requested by the management
not to pay any of the attendants.
The rveyor-General's office will be
used as the ladies' reception room. The
gents hat room will be located in the Ser
geant-at-Arms room of the Assembly. The
Sergeant-at-Arms' room of the Senate will
be used as the smoking room. The State
Library will be open and in use as gen
eral reception room.
The Hussar Band will be stationed in
the rotunda and discourse concert music
during the evening.
The Executive Committee desires to in
form the guests that TO one will be ad-
mitted without the regulation ticket, and
that the Finance Committee will be III at
tendance at the door for the purpose of sup
plying those who have neglected to come
prepared or forgotten the necessary means
of ingress. Should any guest have the mis-
fortune TO leave his ticket at home, de-
post will be accepted and refunded the
next day, upon presentation of the original
ticket.
The grand march commences promptly
at 10 clock, headed by Floor Directors C.
S. Houghton and John O. Brown. Jr, and
General Director w. r. Ormsby, following
them will come Ex-Governor SLOVENIAN
and lady, Governor Bartlett and lady, ex-
Lieutenant Governor Daggett and lady, and
Lieutenant-Governor Waterman and lady,
who will compose the State quadrille at
the termination of the grand march. Fol-
lowing them will come the Governors
party, followed by the State officers. The
floor managers will follow next and then
all others who wish to participate.
The following directors and managers
have signified their acceptance of those
positions:
General Director-W r. Ormsby
Senate Chamber-Floor Director, C. S. Hough-
ton. Floor Managers, San Francisco, Col c. f.
Crocker, Z. J. DePue, Frank Hicks; Los Angeles
J. Downie Harvey; Oakland, W. d. Hamilton;
W. K. Cothrin, G. W. jackson, W. A. Potter, E.
B. B. Carroll, NJ. J. Dillman.
Assembly Chamber-Floor Director, J. @.
Brown, Jr Floor Managers, San Francisco,
Alex. Badlam, J. NJ. Kilgarif NJ. s. Wilson, H.
J. Croker, Lansing Miner; Los Angeles, II. w.
OMelveny; Oakland, II. B. Houghton Sacra-
mento, VIM. Ellery Briggs, G; c. simmons, Lee
Brown, NJ. Gardner, II. W. Carroll, Perrie
Kewen, A. c. Jelly. Geo. b. Williams, E. A.
Crouch